But Wolfsburg, who have Lorenz-Gunther Kostner in caretaker charge, are to take their time before deciding on the man they want to follow Magath, who quit with the club in the Bundesliga relegation zone.

The club's chairman of the board of directors, Stephan Gruhsam, told Bild: "We are still starting to look at the moment.

"At first, we will talk about strategies and about chances, no doubt. We will then work out certain profiles.

"Just now, we have a clean sheet of paper. As we said, Lorenz-Gunther Kostner is serving as our caretaker manager for the time being."